Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet
Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet CVO DSO, also known by his pen name Henry Wade (10 September 1887 – 30 May 1969) was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1954 to 1961.[1]
Life
Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade, though his father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.[1]
He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded a DSO in 1918 and the Croix de guerre. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.[1] He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.[2]
He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.[3]
He married Mary Augusta Chilton in 1911 and with her had 5 children:[1]
- John Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1912–1992)
- Nigel Chilton Aubrey-Fletcher (1914–1980)
- Lancelot Philip Aubrey-Fletcher (1919–2000)
- Mary Elizabeth Aubrey-Fletcher (1923–1994)
- Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, born 6 May 1930
After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965.[1]
Works[4]
Inspector Poole novels
- The Missing Partners, 1928
- The Duke of York’s Steps, 1929
- No Friendly Drop, 1931
- Mist on the Saltings, 1933
- Constable Guard Thyself, 1934
- Heir Presumptive, 1935
- The High Sheriff, 1937
Other novels
- The Verdict of You All, 1926
- The Dying Alderman, 1930
- The Hanging Captain, 1932
- Bury Him Darkly, 1936
- Released for Death, 1938
- Lonely Magdalen, 1940
- New Graves at Great Norne, 1947
- Diplomat’s Folly, 1951
- Be Kind to a Killer, 1952
- Too Soon to Die, 1953
- Gold Was Our Grave, 1954
- A Dying Fall, 1955
- The Litmore Snatch, 1957
Short story collections
- Policeman’s Lot, 1933
- Here Comes the Copper, 1938
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 http://www.thepeerage.com/p12696.htm The peerage
- ↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/73/73011/73011.html Player profile: Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
- ↑ http://hem.passagen.se/orange/deteclub.htm Members of the Detection Club
- ↑ http://gadetection.pbworks.com/w/page/7932421/Wade,%20Henry Bibliography
External links
- The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
- Biography
- The Realist School of Detective Fiction
- Review of his Henry Wade book Constable Guard Thyself by British crime writer Martin Edwards
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Cottesloe |
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1954–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Floyd, Bt |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher |
Baronet (of Clea) 1937–1969 |
Succeeded by John Aubrey-Fletcher |
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